Volvo Penta Petrol engines have 3 different connection types which means that depending on the model and age of your engine, it will determine which connection method and programming type is required. This post relates to Volvo Penta Petrol engines which utilise what is called the VODIA 8 pin connector. The image below indicates what … Read more
We recently visited a client with twin Volvo Penta KAMD300 engines in his Riviera 3000 to confirm that we could successfully display data from the engines onto his Raymarine Axiom chart plotter. Armed with our portable NMEA2000 test kit and a pair of Yacht Devices YDES-04 – J1708 Engine gateways we were able to quickly … Read more
If you have twin Volvo Penta EVC engines there is a quick way to check if you have a “sync” cable already installed and therefore only need a single YDEG-04 Engine Gateway for your boat. The basic test is to switch the cables of the EVC tachometers. If the port tachometer shows data of the … Read more
Volvo Penta MDI engine support is built into the Yacht Devices YDEG-04 Engine gateway without the need for any additional adaptor cables. Customers with a Volvo Penta engine which includes the MDI (Mechanical Diesel Interface) box can connect the Yacht Devices YDEG-04 gateway to the rear of their tachometer and connect to the 6 pin … Read more
When we sell a Yacht Devices YDES-04 Engine Gateway we always like to do our homework before the sale is completed to ensure the gateway will work with your engine. While not an exhaustive list we have put together a selection of some of the engines we have supplied the YDES-04 for and if any adaptor cables … Read more
When we sell a Yacht Devices YDEG-04 Engine Gateway we always like to do our homework before the sale is completed to ensure the gateway will work with your engine. While not an exhaustive list we have put together a selection of some of the engines we have supplied the YDEG-04 for and if any … Read more
This post outlines the operation of the J1939 Engine Gateway YDEG-04 from Yacht Devices. Topics include support for different engine makes and models as well as configuration and troubleshooting. Do I need two J1939 Engine Gateways for twin engines? This will depend on if your engines are joined using a sync cable to a single … Read more